So I am sitting in my lounge room and my husband walks in and tells me we need the tyres replaced on our car. This is never the type of news I like to hear and immediately we start talking about how much money we have in our car budget. Yes, we have a car budget to cover such costs and if you don't have a car budget and you own a car...I highly recommend you starting one...even if it is only a couple of dollars a week...it makes a big difference for little car emergencies that arise.
So we check our car budget and find we are just short of the amount needed to replace all of our tyres. We have a quick conversation and make a plan to save a little extra to make sure we are being safety conscious as it is important to have a safe car, especially with the precious cargo (cherubs) that we drive around.
The other part of the conversation we have together is how we hate spending money on such expenses and also how on earth are we going to fit this into our current schedule to get this important task done!
Several hours later I am sitting at my computer and 'bing' in comes an email from
Tyreright asking me if I would be interested in writing a review of their online service in exchange for tyres for our car.
My first thought is, 'No Way! Are you kidding me! We need new tyres!"
Then I think...who wants to read about tyres on my blog?
Then I think...everybody needs new tyres at some time and surely they could relate to our experience!
Then I think...surely I have a blog to help our family out at such a time as this :)
So then, the Seven Cherubs family discovered
Tyreright for the very first time.
One of the first things that appealed to me about Tyreright was that I could do all of the ordering online...in the comfort of my own home...at the time that suited me the best. We went to the
Tyreright website to find the right tyres for our car and it was a very simple process.
You can either do a search by
tyre size, OR if you prefer you can
search by car. It’s not a problem if you don’t know your tyre size, you can work it out by looking up the specifications for your car.
If you decide to search by tyre size you can compare the tyre characteristics on the website. Every tyre is scored out of 10 on five core characteristics: Handling; Wet Weather Handling; Comfort; Durability; and Fuel Economy. This is meant to give a better understanding of the total value of the tyre you’re choosing.
We did a search by our car and there are 4 steps to take to make your booking.
1. Select the Manufacturer of your car,
2. The year of your car,
3. Select the model and grade of your car and
4. Select certain characteristics you are looking for with your car to match the type of tyre you want.
If you do happen to get stuck there is a 'Chat Now' option with a LiveChat run by Tyreright to give you support on the website during business hours in addition to phone support and a social media team.
We ordered our tyres online and then made a booking to have them fitted. We selected the closest Tyreright store to us and then all we then had to do was turn up at our appointed time and get our new tyres!
We met Graham at Tyreright (who has been working with tyres for more than twenty years), who was very friendly and gave us some good advice. He told us we had ordered the wrong tyres for our car (the previous owner of our car had made a mistake recording information and we had ordered what was recorded) and Graham helped us to get the ‘tyreright’. This was a smooth process for us and we appreciated having the right tyres for our car.
Another part of the Tyreright service I was really impressed with was the '30 Minute Guarantee'. If you make a booking for one of the guaranteed timeslots, they’ll fit your tyres in 30 minutes or give you $30 cashback! (Note: does not apply to additional services like wheel alignments.)
Also if you are out and in need of help? Tyreright mobile site is fully functional, lightning fast and transactional. Whether you want to buy on the go, or look up your nearest store, it’s fast and easy to use. I loved that this process saved us a lot of time and we were in and out fast. There was no lengthy conversation about what sort of tyres we needed to get and no lengthy time waiting in a car service centre.
Tyreright are giving a promotional offer for Seven Cherubs readers. If you are in need of new tyres and want to make a booking through Tyreright you can receive 5% off by entering the code: SevenCherubs.
I know this is not the most exciting blog post to read but it is very practical. I like sharing ways to make life easier for families and I found this really did make life easier for our family. Also I am grateful that we are now ahead in our car budget because Tyreright contacted us :)